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ADJOURNED REGULAR iJiEETING FEBRUARY 1OL1942
The City Council of the City of Lynwood met in an adjourned re-
gular session, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 11331 Plaza
Strut, on above date, at 8 P.IvI.
Mayor T1leyer in the chair.
Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, McMeekin and PReyer
answered the roll call.
It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council-
man Lake that the minutes of the pre~rous regular meeting of February 3,
1942 be approved as written. All_~members of the Council voting aye, the
I~~Iayor declared the motion duly carried and it was so ordered.
The hour of 8 o'clock P.PaT. having arrived, said time being the
hour fixed for a hearing on the reports as prepared by the City Engineer
in connection with the praposed installation of sewers in the southeast
and northeast part of the City of Lynwood, as required by the "Special
Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931,"
notice of said hearing having been given by mailing a Notice setting
forth an estimate of the cost of the proposed assessment as affecting
each lot in the district, and advising• of the date of hearing in connec-
tion with said matter.
The P~layor announced that-this was the time and place fixed for
said hearing, inquiring of the audience whether or not there was any one
present who wished to protest or object to the proposed project.
Thereupon the following addressed the Council in connection with
said matter: Messrs. A. H. P~iohr, John Long, Chester A. Hanson, George
Vl'eeden, Henry Schick, J. Jeffries, inquiring as to the approximate time
and price of the installation; whether or not certain territory is in-
cluded in the proposed district; regarding an easement along Nichols
Street, regarding inclusion of further districts.
Special Counsel R. A. Moffitt and City Engineer A. J. Bateman
were present and answered each question in the order given, giving detail-
ed information regarding the proposed sewer installation.
The City Clerk stated upon inquiry from the Mayor, that no
written objections or protests had been filed in connection with the pro-
posed installation of the sewer project.
After a fair and complete hearing had been held as required by
law, RESOLUTION Id0. 1404, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF REPORT UPON HEARING
OIV INVESTIGATION REPORT IN THE IvIATTER OF THE PROPOSED Ii1riPROVElUIENT CF
AGIdES AVENUE, IvIAGNOLIA AVENUE, BRADFIELD AVENUE, GERTRUDE DRIVE, CORNISH
AVENUE, &IURIEL DRIVE, CARESS STREET, ALMA AVENUE, MALLISOId AVENUE, RUTH
AVENUE, SAN VINCENTE AVENUE, OTIS STREET, McNERNEY AVENUE, ALEXANDER
AVENUE, LEWIS ROAD, STANDARD AVENUE, HULIUIE AVENUE, COLYER AVENUE, SAP~IPSON
AVENUE, JACKSON AVENUE, WASHINGTON AVENUE, PINE AVENUE, ELM AVENUE, PEN=
DLETON STREET, I~uiPERIAL HIGHt~~jAY, LOCUST STREET, LUGO AVENUE, PLATT AVENUE,
ERNESTINE AVENUE, BULLIS ROAD, FERNWOOD AVENUE, NICHOLS AVENUE, LOUISE
STRE~:T AND CERTAIN ALLEYS, INCLUDING ALL INTERSECTIONS OF STREETS AND
ALLEYS BY CONSTRUCTING PUBLIC SEWERS," was read. It was moved by Council-
man Christensen and seconded by Councilman 1~IcI4~eekin that said Resolution
No. 1404 be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, PcMeekin and
Meyer.
Noes: None.
Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1405, entitled: "RESOLUTION OVERRUL-
ING FROTESTS, DETERr~IINING THAT THE PUBLIC INTEREST, CONVENIENCE AND NE-
CESSITY REQUIRE THE PROPOSED Iu1PROVEMENTSf THAT SAID PROJECT IS FEASIBLE;
`T'HAT THE LANDS TO BE ASSESSED WILL BE ABLE TO CARRY THE BURDEN OF THE
PROPOSED ASSESS1t4ENT AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISREGARDING OF THE DEBT LIIvTIT_
ATION IN THE I~IATTER OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF AGNES R~'ENUE, r~IAGNOLIA
AVENUE, BRAD FIELD AVENUE,• GERTRUDE DRIVE, CORNISH AVENUE, IuNRIEL DRIVE,
CARESS STREET, ALPfiA AVENUE, IvIALLISON AVENUE, RUTH AVENUE, SAN VINCENTE
AVENUE, OTIS STREET, P~IcNERNEY AVENUE, ALEXANDER AVENUE, LEWIS ROAD,
STANDARD AVENUE, HULIuiE AVENUE, COLYER AVENUE, SAMPSON AVENUE, JACKSON
AVENUE, V~IASHINGTON AVENUE, PINE AVENUE, EL14i AVENUE,. PENDLETCN STREET,
IIUIPERIAL HIGHVdAY, LOCUST STREET, LUGO AVENUE, PLA'I'T AVENUE, ERNESTINE
AVENUE, BULLIS ROAD, FERNWOOD AVENUE, NICHOLS AVENUE, LOUISE STREET AND
CERTAIN ALLEYS, INCLUDING ALL INTERSECTIONS OF STREETS AND ALLEYS BY CON-
STRUCTING PUBLIC SE~,`~ERS," reading as follows, was read:
Be it resolved by the City Council cf the City of Lynwood, Cal-
ifornia, as follows:
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"WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood did, on the
4th day of November, 1942, direct the preparation of a.n Investigation Re-
port under the pro visions. of the "Special Assessment Investigation, Limi-
tation and P;~a,jority Protest Act of 1931, " upon the proposed improvement
of Agnes Avenue, PJ[agnolia Avenue, Bradfield Avenue, Gertrude Drive, Cor-
ni sh Avenue, Muriel Drive, Caress Street, Alma Avenue, P.Ra.llison Avenue,
Ruth Avenue, Sa.n Vincente Avenue, Otis Street, P.~icNerney Avenue, Alexander
Avenue, Lewis Road, Standard Avenue, Hulme Avenue, Colyer Avenue, Sampson
Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Washington. Avenue, Pine Avenue, Elm Avenue, Pendle-
ton Street, Imperial Highway, Locust Street, Lugo Avenue, Platt Avenue,
Ernestine Avenue, Bullis Road, Fernwood Avenue, ?~'ichols, Avenue, Louise
Street and certain alleys, including all intersections of streets and
alleys, by the conetr~_action of .public seders;, a.nd
++V4'HEREAS, said report having been duly prepared a.nd filed, a
hearing was-held thereon by said- City .Council on February 10, 1942, in
the manner provided in said Act above referred to; and
++;'rHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood has heretofore,
and on the 10th day of February, 1942, adopted its Resolution of Report'of
said hearing, which said resolution of report was, on the 10th day of
Fe~3ruary, 1942, filed with the Clerk of said City Council, all in the time,
t'~irm and manner required under the provisions of said Act above referred
to ; anc~
++ WHEREA S, l e s s tha n
the filing of said report;
++NOW,.THEREFORE, the
hereby
by thi s
ing on
quire t
cribed
therein
thirty days have expired since the date of
City Council of the City of Lynwood does
resolved as follows:
"(1) That the said Investigation Report has been duly considered
City Council.
"(2) That all the protests made or filed at or before said hear-
said Investigation Report be, and the same are hereby overruled.
''(3) That the public interest, convenience and necessity re-
tie doing and making of the public improvement set forth and des-
in said report above referred to and substantially in the manner
set forth.
"(4) That the project consisting of the proposed improvement
above referred to is feasible.
"(5) That the estimated total amount proposed to be assessed
upon the lots or parcels of land for the cosh and. expenses of said pro-
posed improvement does not exceed the limitation of indebtedness establish-
ed and set forth in said Act above referred to.
"(6) That the estim:~ted amount proposed to be assessed upon cer-
tain of the lots or parcels of land for the costs and expenses of said pro-
posed improvement does exceed the limitation Gf indebtedness established
a.nd set fort'rz in said Act.
"(?) That all the lands to be assessed, and., specifically, those
certain lots or parcels wI^erein the saic'~ debt limitation v~rill be exceeded
by the doing a.nd making of said proposed improvement, will be able to
carry the burden oT such proposed assess~:~ent.
"(8) That no ma;ority protest in writing has been filed by the
owners of property proposed to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses
of said uroposed improvemen±, or a.n,r p:,rt thereof, in the manner provided
in said Act above referred to.
"(9') That the limitations on the amounts of those assessments
which shall exceed t'rse said debt limitation shall be disregarded.
"(10) That this resolution shall be entered in full upon the
:r~i nu to s cf thi s City Council .
"(ll) That it is hereby ordered tra.t t~:e proceedings for the
making? of said proposed improvement be undertaken pursuant to the provi-
sions of a.n Act of the Legislature of the State of California designated
as the "I;nprovement Act of 1911," approved April ?, 1911 and amendments
t'n.ereto."
It was moved by Councilman Lake a.nd seconded by Councilman Zim-
merman that said Resolution No. 1405 be adopted.
Roll Call:
Ayes; Councilmen Christensen, Lake, 7immer?nan IL~icPvleekin and
Ivieyer.
Noes: None.
Thereupon RESOLUTION N0. 1406, entitled: "RESOLUTION OF INTEN-
TI ON : DETERIeI NI NG AND DECLARING THAT SAI D ti'L'ORK, OR I l'~~PROVEI~u~ENT, I S OF IvIORF:
THAN LOCAL OR O;~:DINARY PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT THE EXPENSES THEREOF BE ASSESSED
UPON A DISTRICT, THAT BONDS BE ISSUED `r0 REPRESENT THE COST THEREOF, THAT
THErRCCEEDITdGS THEREFOR HE T~-:KEN UNDER THE "INiPROVEI~ENT ACT OF lgll,'+ AND
THE AF~ENDIuiENTS THEREOF; DIRECTING THE CITY ENGINEER TO ItiiAKE A DIAGRAIui OF
THE PROFERTY AFFECTED OR BENEFITED BY SAID ~~JORjf, OR II,;PROVEIuiENT~ DIRECTING
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THE CITY ENGINEER TO FOST NOTT_CES OF THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION; AND
FIXING A TIruIE AND PLACE FOPS HEARIrdG PRGTEST IN THE T~IATTER OF THE PROPOSED
ITI~TPROVET~IENT OF AGNES AVENUE, ItiTAGNOLIA AVENUE, BRADFIELD AVENUE, GERTRUDE
DRIVE, CORNISH AVENUE, ~riURIEL DRIVE, CARESS STREET, ALTvTA AVET~3UE, I4TALLI-
SON AVENUE, RUTH AVENUE, SAN VINCENTE AVENUE, OTIS STREET, McNERNEY AVE-
NUE, ALEXANDER AVENUE,; LEVdI S ROAD, ST ' NDARD AVENUE, HULr~E AVENUE, COLYER
AVENUE, SAI~IPSCN AVENUE, JACKSON AVENUE, WASHINGTON AVENUE, PINE AVEUE,
ELTui AVEr:~UE, PETLDLETON STREET, ITviPERIAL HICHti`,'AY, LOCUST STREET, LUDO AVE-
NUE, PLATT AVENUE, ERNESTINE AVEPIUE, BULLIS ROAD, FERN~'100D AVENUE, NICHOLS
AVENUE, LCUISE STREET AuD CERTAIN ALLEYS, INCLUDING ALL INTERSECTIONS OF
STREETS AND ALLEYS ~Y CONSTF~UCTING PUBLIC SE~fiERS, ". wa_s introduced and
read.
It was r„oved by Councilman Zimmerrrian a.nd seconded by Councilman
Lake that said Resoluticn No. 1406 be :adopted.
Rall Call:
Aires: Councilmen Lake, Cr~ristensen, Zim;:,erman, P~~ciJTeekin and
Meyer.
Noes: None.
A communication was received from Oscar L. Raymond, ~1Ta~or 2nd
Regiment, requesting permission to establisYr a.nd organize a unit of the
Vdomen's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America.. in the City of Lynwood.
After due consideration of the matter, was determined that the City Clerk
be Instructed to conrmr~nicate with t~Ia,jor Raymond to the effect that the
Council authorizes such organization with the suggestion that they check
in with the Defense Council and Red Cross in order that there might be
as little duplicate of defense effort as possible witi~ the further sug-
gestion that all defense activity be corrdinated to the fullest extent.
An Ordinance, entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Lynwood,
California, relating to Emergency Defense and. amending Section ("/) of
Ordinance No. 359, and .repealing said Section (?) as heretofore exist-
ing", was introduced and read for the first time. It was moved by Coun-
cilman 1bIcPJleekin and seconded by Councilman Zimmerman that said Ordinance
be accepted as read the first time .and pass to the second reading.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Lake, Christensen, Zimmerman, P~IcI1.Teekin and
PJleyer.
Noes: None.
An invitation was received from L. A. C~~unty Division of League
of California Cities inviting the Council to attend their next meeting to
be held at the L. A. Breakfast Club, 3201 Los Feliz BZvd., L. A. when
Richard Grave, Executive Secretary of the~Leae~ue of California Cities
will be the speaker. All who are interested in attending were requested
to so notify the City Clerk in order that reservations might be made.
A Quit Claim Deed dated on December 30, 1941 and signed by
Linda. L. Peregrine was submitted wherein she deeds her interest in Lot
103, Tract 2551 to the City of Lynwood. It wa.s moved by Councilman
PJIcNIeekin and seconded by Councilman Christensen that said Quit Claim
Deed be accepted and that the City Clerk ~ instructed to cause said in-
struments to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles
County, California.
Roll Call:
.Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, ~IclUleekin and
P~Ieyer.
Noes: None.
A Quit Claim Deed dated on January 5, 1942 and signed by James
S. and. Carrie F. Ledford, wherein they convey their interest to Lats 59,
50, 61, Block 18, Mod,~eska Park to the City of Lynvrood was submitted, It
was moved by Councilman Lake and seconded by Councilman McMeekin that
said deed be accepted and that the City Clerk be instructed to cause said
instrument to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles
County, California.
Ro 11 Call
Ayes : Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, IL~eMeekin and
Myer.
Noes: None.
A Quit Claim Deed, dated January 15, 1942 a_nd signed by Edna E.
Standley Clark, wherein she conveys her interest in Lot 113, Tract 921 to
the City of Lynwood, was submitted:. It was moved by Councilman Zimmerman
and seconded by Councilman Christensen that said deed by accepted and that
the City Clerk be instructed to cause said instrument to be recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, Lake, Zimmerman, lUiclbleekin and
I1~leyer.
Noes: None..
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An offer to purchase Lots 59, 60 and 61, Block 18, P~iod~jeska Fa_rk
was received from Bruce R. Alma, subject to only whatever portion of tax
is included in the last calf of 1941-42 taxes, for a total consideration
of X600.00, attaching a X25.00 deposit therefor. It having been determined
that tre appraisal Committee had approved said selling price, it alas moved
by Councilman I~:icP~~eekin a_nd seconded by Councilman Christensen that said
offer be accepted and that the sale be consummated a.t as early a. date as
possible.
Roll Call:
Ayes: Councilmen Christensen, I:ake, Zimmerman, P.IcP~,eekin and
P~eyer.
Noes: None.
Discussion was had regarding the advisability of changing the
Zone as affecting that portion of Tract 921 lying westerly of the westerly
tier of Lots on Franklin Avenue, from Zone I~1?-2 to Zone Rl thus permitting
F. H. A. loans for building, the City Clerk stating that he has an offer
to purchase six lots in that district if the zone ca.n 'oe changed. This
matter was tabled until the next meeting of the Council between which time
the Council were to investigate the territory and the City Clerk to check
with the prospective purchaser whether or not loans might be had from
F. H. A. if and wrien the zone was changed.
It was moved by Councilman Christensen and seconded by Council-
man i~cP.~Ieekin that the meeting adjourn to February 17, 1942, at 7:30 P.
N1. All members of the Council voting aye, the rJ~ayor declared the motion
duly carried and it was so ordered.
b~~AYOR OF THE CI OF LYN4VOOD
AT'T'EST
CITY CLERK, CITY OF LYN OOD '~